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Night Splinting for Carpal Tunnel (3.24.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal articles from the past 2 weeks on RheumNow.com. This week reviews clinical associations with SS-A, a new biomarker for SSc-ILD and cancer screening for myositis patients.
Read ArticleNSAIDs in Pregnancy (3.3.2023)
Dr. Jack Cush reviews the lastest journal articles, news, and FDA announcements from the past week on RheumNow. This week, the importance of IFNa, Subclinical PsA and NSAID safety during Pregnancy.
Read ArticlePhase 3 Trials of Baricitinib Disappoint in SLE
Despite the encouraging phase II trial results of baricitinib in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, two parallel phase III trials have failed to redemonstrate the efficacy of baricitinib in active SLE, thereby halting development of baricitinib in SLE.
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Single center study of 320 Difficult to Rx RA (D2TRA) pts, found 76 EULAR-D2TRA pts (24%). D2TRA more likely to be lower socio-economic, RF+, have ILD, higher DAS28-CRP and were more likely to respond to rituximab and JAK inhibitors https://t.co/aEvP6WDvQu https://t.co/FQJvo81FbM
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Dr. Stanley Cohen: possible adverse effects of JAKi
-Herpes zoster, other infections
-Malignancy
-Occasional cytopenias
-LFTs (with DMARDs)
-Incr Cr or CPK
-Acne
-Incr lipids
-GI perf
-VTE
Which do you counsel with your patients? https://t.co/Ej0Rm2VFCk https://t.co/aiHGE1LsAr
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Dr. Eric Ruderman with an excellent review of the JAK/STAT pathway especially for PsA treatment
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TYK2 in plaque psoriasis By Eric Ruderman #RNL2023 @RheumNow
Safer?
No lab monitoring
And it works https://t.co/9Woen2q4hZ
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TYK2 signalling Vs JAK signalling summary
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Why JAKinibs in PsA ?! By Eric Ruderman #RNL2023 @RheumNow
Also inflammatory bowel disease and most recently Upadacitinib for crohns disease. https://t.co/loUgJNUsKT
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Jaks are every where in Psoriatic disease domains, By Eric Ruderman #RNL2023 @RheumNow
Good news, especially with Updacitinib recently and Crohn’s disease ( full package). https://t.co/nlBWJhzpLp
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Stanley Cohen, MD:
Use of JAK inhibitor in patients with known ASCVD: Number needed to harm 16
ASCVD is biggest risk factor for MACE events with JAKi https://t.co/gXNUOO8seG
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JAKinib safety takeaways
- avoid in older population > 65 yo, malignancy, CV risk, VTE risk
- appropriate in younger pts without VTE/CVD risk factors
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#RNL2023 @RheumNow
Dr. Stanley Cohen: possible adverse effects of JAKi
-Herpes zoster, other infections
-Malignancy
-Occasional cytopenias
-LFTs (with DMARDs)
-Incr Cr or CPK
-Acne
-Incr lipids
-GI perf
-VTE
Which do you counsel with your patients? https://t.co/AZDKShOPbU
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The amazing JAKs
The many JAK/TYK targets approved for multiple conditions
Coming soon: UPA for Crohn's - first indication for Crohn's disease
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Dr. Stanley Cohen on JAKinibs:
Very concise and informative timeline on the multiple JAKinibs approved for multiple conditions
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JAKi cycling, likely something we all do/consider in clinic. Dr. S. Cohen reviews the JAK-pot study which shows good, expected results between cycling in patients. #RNL2023 @RheumNow https://t.co/qBau79o0VQ
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ARTIS Swedish study of Cancer in RA or PSA pts (~15k pts) starting JAKi vs TNFi. With ~2 yrs F/U, the risk of Cancer (excluding NMSC) was similar betw JAKi and TNFi (HR 0.94; 0.65 to 1.38), but more incident NMSC w/ JAKi (HR 2.12; 1.15 to 3.89) at 2 yrs https://t.co/BiPWF1T0lZ https://t.co/nrmaCGBcce
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CorEvitas registry data shows H2H comparison of 369 CCP+ abatacept & 475 CCP+ tofacitinib treated patients showed equivalent drug responses (reduced CDAI or PRO's); b/tsDMARD naive pts had numerically better ABA response at 6 mos (P = 0.662) https://t.co/36jr7l2DKm https://t.co/PItYrvMUNV
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Deucravacitinib - Effective in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
A Phase II, multicenter study has demonstrated the efficacy and safety of deucravacitinib, an oral, selective, allosteric inhibitor of TYK2, in adults with active SLE.
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